Peter the Great would be proud: Russian Navy marks its anniversary

Peter the Great would be proud: Russian Navy marks its anniversary October 30 is the professional holiday of Russia’s Surface Fleet sailors. The Russian Navy’s mission is multifaceted and varied – from defending the nation’s coastlines and assisting ground and air-based military operations, to deploying forces thousands of kilometers from Russia’s home shores, and maintaining the deadly ‘Boomer’ submarines which are part of Russia’s nuclear triad strategic deterrent. The Navy is divided into four major fleets: the Northern, Baltic, Black and Pacific, plus the Caspian Flotilla of small missile-launching ships, and a permanent Mediterranean Task Force. Owing its modern seafaring capabilities and equipment largely to Sergei Gorshkov – a World War II commander-turned-admiral who commanded the Soviet Navy from 1956 to 1985, Russia’s modern Navy boasts over 370 ships – ranging from small patrol boats to the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier, missile cruisers, nuclear-powered and nuclear... Source: Geopolitics Live